Length -- 12 to 13 inches. About one-fourth as large again as the robin. Male and Female -- Head and neck bluish gray, with a red crescent across back of neck and a black crescent on breast. Male has black cheek-patches, that are wanting in female. Golden brown shading into brownish-gray, and barred with black above. Underneath whitish, tinged with light chocolate and thickly spotted with black. Wing linings, shafts of wing, and tail quills bright yellow. Above tail white, conspicuous when the bird flies.英文原著 · 《Bird Neighbors》
But at one point of the horizon a vague light suddenly appeared, which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. It was the slender crescent moon, already almost disappearing; but its light was sufficient to show clearly the horizontal line, then detached from the cloud, and the engineer could see its reflection trembling for an instant on a liquid surface. Cyrus Harding seized the lad's hand, and in a grave voice,--
"An island!" said he, at the moment when the lunar crescent disappeared beneath the waves.英文原著 · 《The Mysterious Island》
THE star and the crescent were swinging above Wolf's Head, and in the dark hour that breaks into dawn a cavalcade of Lewallens forded the Cumberland, and galloped along the Stetson shore. At the head rode young Jasper, and Crump the spy.英文原著 · 《A Cumberland Vendetta》
All the tapers for which places could be found had been gathered together, and the room was a blaze of light. In the midst of it, before her mirror, Clorinda stood attired in her bridal splendour of white satin and flowing rich lace, a diamond crescent on her head, sparks of light flaming from every point of her raiment. When she caught sight of Anne's reflection in the glass before her, she turned and stood staring at her in wonder.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
Every phase of our life belongs to us. The moon does not, except in appearance, lose her first thin, luminous curve, nor her silvery crescent, in rounding to her full. The woman is still both child and girl, in the completeness of womanly character. We have a right to our entire selves, through all the changes of this mortal state, a claim which we shall doubtless carry along with us into the unfolding mysteries of our eternal being. Perhaps in this thought lies hidden the secret of immortal youth; for a seer has said that "to grow old in heaven is to grow young."英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
The distinction between a scale plate, a Scovill No. F., heavy A, star, crescent, eagle, or any other brand, consists in the superior finish of some, and the thinness of the silver in the cheaper qualities.英文原著 · 《American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype》
- Hi, I'm Felicia. - And I'm Blanche, and we're representing the Crescent City.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Nothing. Your ankles look fine, and not at all Like I just popped open a can of crescent rolls.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》
Back then, our once-nomadic ancestors began to settle in the Crescent. Back then, our once-nomadic ancestors began to settle in the Crescent.演讲 · 《Should we eat bugs ~ Emma Bryce》